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Cheryl, We had fun meeting with you and Mark at Goofy's Kitchen. Glad Mark made it back ok. The upstastairs at Build A Bear is the same as the downstairs. It just doubles the space.
I'm just sorry Mark wasn't feeling great, but I'm glad I got to spend more time with you later on.
I'm glad now I didn't bother going upstairs if there wasn't much more up there.
Do you think you just caught Belle's hand at a funny angle... because those are huge hands for a princess It does look like lego Belle didn't quite get the right proportions
Love the Queen of Hearts outfit for May
I don't think I caught Belle at a funny angle. I think her hands were out of proportion with the rest of her.
I love Build a Bear so much! You can get those outfits online I believe. Our local BAB is expanding and I hope that they get more Disney outfits.
You may be able to do that online in the States, but I haven't seen anything like that over here. They have the regular princess outfits, but I liked the options they had there.
Very disappointing to hear that there are no veg options at Goofy's Kitchen. I'm with you, a plate of seasonal vegetables is not an entree! I guess I'll stick with character breakfasts, where I'm sure of getting filled up.
That sounds like a safer plan...
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I like Disneyland's eclectic mix of characters a lot, too, and wish there was a breakfast at WDW with Baloo, one of my favorites!
Wouldn't that be fun?
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Those outfits for May are so adorable! You've got to post some pics of her wearing them. A cow dressed as Eeyore is something I have to see!
Darn - I never got one of her dressed as Eeyore... I know that sounds stupid, but I just didn't.
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Poor Mark. He's having a tough time on this trip and hope he feels better soon.
So the buffet was disappointing. I do like the eclectic mix of characters they have at the Disneyland meals, but I agree that it is disappointing about some of the characters missing your table. The same thing happened at Breakfast with Minnie and friends. I could see Rabbit on the other side of the restaurant, but Rabbit never came to our side! Hope Mark is feeling better soon!
Oh what a shame, especially as Rabbit's such a rare character to see.
I thought this at first too but it is just the Lego version of Belle. All their characters are "bulky" shall we say.
I guess there's a limit to what they can do with Legos, and I suppose better bulky that anorexic, as that wouldn't look good either..
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I HAVE to know if you found any Cars Legos - my son would be over the moon as he only has like 2 small Lego (not Duplo) sets from Cars and would love to get more.
Unfortunately - we went back and asked and were told they'd stopped doing them, which is such a shame, as I think it's got an appeal to an older age group than Duplo...
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So sad about Mark. I just don't understand why the Buffets fall short. There should be something for everyone!!!! Oh and all the outfits you picked are so darn adorable!!!!
Those outfits for May are so adorable! You've got to post some of her wearing them. A cow dressed as Eeyore is something I have to see!
As I say, I don't think I have one of her as Eeyore. I know I have a photo somewhere of her as the Queen of Hearts and I can get a shot of her in her current outfit. I'm not feeling brilliant right now (I got a nerve in my neck/shoulder caught), so I'll see how I'm feeling tonight and if I feel better, I'll try and find them....
Wednesday 26 December – part five: I wonder if my donkey boy’s here….
With that, we headed back to the room, so Mark could take some tablets, and lie down. After an hour or so, I told Mark that I’d head out, so I did. I wasn’t quite sure what I was going to do, except I knew I was going to head for the Disneyland Park. I thought of going for the monorail, but thought there might be a big line there, so I walked through Downtown Disney instead.
As soon as I got through the entrance, I headed for the railroad. As I went up the steps, two Cast Members were standing there, older guys, who said “here comes trouble.” Now I have no idea what they meant by that. We chatted, and they told me what a lovely accent I’d got, and then asked where in Australia I came from? Oh boy!
The train was in, so I hurried to catch it, but we were held for some time, because the parade had started, and obviously goes over the tracks by It’s A Small World, according to the announcements I heard. Finally, we were off and running. I was thinking of going on a full trip round the park, but given the delays so far, I decided to get off at New Orleans Square instead.
My logic was that I’d remembered there was a certain little grey donkey who sometimes inhabited Critter Country, so I headed that way. I rounded the corner, and saw a sight to brighten my day. I had such a stupid grin on my face – there was my donkey boy!
I got in line, which was a bit longer than I first figured, so I got some photos of my surroundings:
You had to see Tigger first….
… then Eeyore. I was so glad I got to see both of them, although it was a shame neither of them were good enough to warrant a Photopass photographer.
I’d seen that the Adventures of Winnie the Pooh had no line when I walked past it, so I headed that way, and it was still a walk-on. Sadly I missed the Eeyore hunny pot.
I thought the trees looked great with the lighting on them No doubt how Mark would like to see Piglet!
When I came out of there, I had a browse in the Pooh Corner shop. Sadly, just like Disney World, it’s not exactly packed with Winnie the Pooh items any longer, but at least it has some theming in there and it’s got more Pooh themed things than in Florida.
When I came out of there, I noticed that Pooh was good enough to have a Photopass photographer but he was standing there, with no-one to see him, presumably because Eeyore was before him, and everyone wanted to spend time with him!
As I headed out of Critter Country, I had another unexpected character interaction with Brer Fox…
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It does look like lego Belle didn't quite get the right proportions 
They have the regular princess outfits, but I liked the options they had there.
of her wearing them. A cow dressed as Eeyore is something I have to see!
Oh and all the outfits you picked are so darn adorable!!!!
We chatted, and they told me what a lovely accent I’d got, and then asked where in Australia I came from? 
Oh boy! 
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